Sat., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., Ramsey Auditorium. The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats from Taiwan offer a breathtaking glimpse of the Orient, in a multi-faceted production with formidable feats of daring and balance, explosive Kung-Fu, brilliantly-costumed traditional dancing and even a touch of Chinese humor. Tickets: $18/$9 (ages 18 and under).

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Sat., Nov. 11, 8 p.m., Ramsey Auditorium. In its premier North American tour, celebrating Brazil's 500th anniversary, this group of six musicians

demonstrates the merging of medieval European music with indigenous Indian music and with African music, resulting in the rich musical heritage of modern-day Brazil. Tickets: $18/$9 (ages 18 and under). Call 630-840-ARTS or visit www.fnal.gov/culture.

Recorded at the CDF detector: the first proton-antiproton collisions in preparation for Collider Run II of the Tevatron, on 02 Oct 2000 at 23:21:42 (11:21:42 PM Central Time). The Early Bird Report summary of beam activity, filed by Main Control Room crew chief Darren J. Crawford, noted: ěPbar tune-up for shots began at 12:00 and lasted till 13:40. The first pbar shot was injected into the Tevatron at 14:47. Shots to the Tevatron continued into the evening shift. An 8 pbar-on -1 proton store was established. The store was aborted at 19:04 when the A1 line ion pumps tripped off and the bad vacuum propagated into the Tevatron FZero section. The remaining 9 mA of antiprotons in the Pbar Source were used in loading another 8 pbar X 1 proton store. The store was cogged for collisions and CDF reported detectable luminosity. The store was monitored through the owl shift.
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